Window-sign.



R. M.- SMITH.

WINDOW SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1915.

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ROBERT M. SMITH, OIE SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

WINDOW-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 28, 1915.

Application filed March 20, 1915. Serial No. 15,869.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ROBERT M. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux Falls, in the county of Minnehahaand State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in VVindow- Signs, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in signs, and has for its object to provide a device of this type so constructed that the operation thereof, will, to some extent, appear mysterious to'the observer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character adapted to be placed in a window, in a vertical or horizontal position, and having a movable member associated therewith which travels in a circular path with no visible means of support, mystifying the observer, and thus attracting attention to the goods advertised, the latter being borne both on the body of the sign and the movable member as well.

I A further object of the invention is to provide a sign which is portable so that the same may be placed in different places to more advantageously advertise the goods desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sign having the advertising matter arranged so as to provide a blank circular track upon which the movable member travels with no visible means of support.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of the sign; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The sign consists of a casing 1, the front wall 2 of which is vertically disposed and formed of a sheet of cardboard or veneer. The front face of the wall 2 has printed thereon marginal advertisements 8 and central advertisements 4 spaced from the marginal advertising matter so as to define a circular blank track 6 upon the front face of the wall.

Extending transversely of the casing 1 and having its ends secured in any suitable manner to the sides 7 thereof is a bar 8. Supported centrally of the bar 8 is a hearing 9 in which is journaled a shaft 10. Fixed in any appropriate manner to the forward end of the shaft 10 is a pulley 11 having fixed thereto a disk 12, and mounted on the disk is a horseshoe magnet 13 the terminals 14 of which are disposed adjacent the periphery of saiddisk, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Mounted upon the bottom 14 of the casing 1 is a pair of spaced brackets 15 which support a shaft 16, that has fixed thereon pulleys 17 and 18, the latter of whichis alined with the pulley 11. A belt 19 is trained around the pulleys 17 and 18. Also mounted upon the bottom 14 of the casing is a motor 20 to the armature shaft 21 of which is fixed a pulley 22 alined with the pulley 17; a belt 23 being trained around said pulleys. It is obvious that the motor may be connected to the usual electric light socket, or if the store displaying the sign is not equipped with an electric lighting system any type of motor may be substituted for the motor 20.

As illustrated, the movable member 24 is in the form of a heart, but it is obvious that the same may be of any other preferred or desired form.

The member 24 is provided with a steel headed pin or an ordinary carpet tack 25, the head 26 of which is flush against the rear face of the member and when placed against the wall 2 opposite one of the terminals 14 of the magnet 18 will be attracted thereby. Thus it will be seen that the member 24 will be held upon the face 2 without any visible means of support.

The operation of the device is as follows: The motor 20 is started, whereby rotary movement is imparted to the pulleys 22, 17, 18 and 11, through the medium of the belts 23 and 19. Since the magnet 13 is fixed to the disk 12 which is carried by the pulley 11, said disk during its rotation will cause the magnet to travel in a path alined with the track 6, thus causing the member 24 to travel around the track 6 with no visible means of support or propelling force.

By arranging the advertising areas 3 and 4 so as to provide the track 6, the member 24 in its travel around the track will at no time hide the advertising matter from view, but will more forcibly attract the observers view to the advertisements by continually moving thereabout and therein.

The member 24 has printed thereon a suitable advertisement 27, and when the sign is used, in a vertical, horizontal or incline-d position, the means for holding the member upon the vertical wall will be a matter of conjecture and mystery, thereby holding the attention of the observer, and

t thus adding materially to the value of the :sign as a medium of attracting attention to the goods advertised.

The movable member 24: which may be made of cardboard may be readily removed printed upon its front wall marginal and centrally arranged advertisements which flatter are'spaced to form a blank track between the advertisements, a disk mounted in the casing, a magnet carried by the disk, and disposed adjacent the inner face of the wall, means for rotating the disk, said magnet traveling in a path alined with the track, a movable member, and a magnetic pin carried by the member and when attracted by the magnet holding the member over the outer face of said wall, the movement of the magnet causing the member to travel around the track.

2. A sign comprising a wall, a magnet, means for moving the magnet rearwardly of the wall, a member formed of material capable of being penetrated, and a headed pointed magnetic element driven through the member and adapted to be attracted by the magnet and partaking of the movements 1 of the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT M. SMITH.

Witnesses:

WM. T. DOYLE, R. D. KITTRIGE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

